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Safety Drive Controller: safe and cost-effective drive control
With Safety Drive Controllers from Bihl+Wiedemann, you can monitor safe drives cost-effectively and control the enabling of drive releases.
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Safety Drive Controllers are ideal for safety-related applications up to PLe / SIL3 (Category 4). Diagnostics are provided via the Ethernet diagnostic interface.
With Safety Drive Controllers from Bihl+Wiedemann, you can monitor safe drives cost-effectively and control the enabling of drive releases: BWU4025 uses openSAFETY via POWERLINK, BWU5173 Safety over EtherCAT. In combination with a standard controller, a Safety Drive Controller enables the safe monitoring of a wide range of drives. If necessary, the drives are selectively disabled. The Safety Drive Controller fulfills the tasks of a safe control for drives. Thanks to their high processing power, Safety Drive Controllers will also be able to handle demanding tasks in the future, such as safe workspace monitoring.
Safe Link – safe communication, flexibly expandable
The integrated Safe Link technology allows multiple Safety Drive Controllers or Safety Gateways to be connected easily and flexibly. This enables applications to be expanded not only in size but also in functionality, to meet specific requirements. In combination with ASi safety components, safe door monitoring, muting, or safe speed monitoring can be implemented, for example. In the future, IO-Link Safety can also be used to release the drive.
Advantages of Safety Drive Control
With Safety Drive Controllers from Bihl+Wiedemann, you can monitor safe drives cost-effectively and control the enabling of drive releases: BWU4025 uses openSAFETY via POWERLINK, BWU5173 Safety over EtherCAT. In combination with a standard controller, a Safety Drive Controller enables the safe monitoring of a wide range of drives. If necessary, the drives are selectively disabled. The Safety Drive Controller fulfills the tasks of a safe control for drives. Thanks to their high processing power, Safety Drive Controllers will also be able to handle demanding tasks in the future, such as safe workspace monitoring.
Safe Link – safe communication, flexibly expandable
The integrated Safe Link technology allows multiple Safety Drive Controllers or Safety Gateways to be connected easily and flexibly. This enables applications to be expanded not only in size but also in functionality, to meet specific requirements. In combination with ASi safety components, safe door monitoring, muting, or safe speed monitoring can be implemented, for example. In the future, IO-Link Safety can also be used to release the drive.
Advantages of Safety Drive Control
- Cost-saving – Monitoring of multiple safe drives is possible. Use the existing bus, e.g., EtherCAT, for safe communication via Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE).
- Versatile & manufacturer-independent – Supports a wide range of safe drive monitoring functions and is compatible with drives from various manufacturers, e.g., Bosch, B+R, Lenze, or SEW EURODRIVE.
- Simple – The dedicated safety monitor can be freely configured using certified safety building blocks. This reduces development times and facilitates the approval and testing of the safety application.
- Reliable – In the event of a fault, the integrated safety monitor withdraws the release.
